{"nrhp_refnum":"88002174","name":"Kagerise Store and House","other_names":["Harting's Store"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"84--86 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Adamstown","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.24259655900005,"lon":-76.05797503699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story sandstone building in Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, combining a general store and a residence in a U-shaped plan. It was built in 1827 for Michael Kagerise and his wife Rachel, with later additions c. 1850-1870 and a porch c. 1890.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is one of Lancaster County's best examples of the Federal style used in a combined commercial and residential structure. It states the store operated continuously from 1827 until June 1985 and retains a high degree of original integrity in fenestration, details, and interior woodwork, including carved mantels and stair ends.","narrative":"Built in 1827 in Adamstown, Lancaster County, as a combined store and residence for Michael Kagerise and his wife Rachel, this two-and-one-half-story sandstone building spans six bays on its front and forms a U-shape through side ells added within about five years of construction. A c. 1850-1870 addition extends the western leg, and a c. 1890 porch with elaborate brackets and carved bargeboard replaced an earlier shed-roofed porch. The store ran as a dry goods, hardware and general merchandise business from 1827 until June 1985, and the upper floors remain a private residence. Interior features include deep paneled window recesses, carved fireplace mantels, and a main staircase with turned balusters. The building is regarded as one of the best surviving examples of the Federal style applied to a combined commercial and residential structure in Lancaster County, with a high degree of original integrity.","period_of_significance":"1827","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The store was in continuous operation from 1827 until June 1985; the remainder of the building is still in use as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.993878-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002174.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002174/df4703ec63-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002174/df4703ec63-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:86-84_West_Main_Adamstown_Lanco_PA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:86-84_West_Main_Adamstown_Lanco_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994447","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagerise_Store_and_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6346473"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/kagerise-store-and-house-88002174/"}